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type: "Bill"
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title: "Martin, Town of; change number of city council members; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Martin, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3215), as amended, so as to change the number of city council members; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for special meetings; to provide for a quorum; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 599"
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citation: "Georgia HB 599 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Chris Erwin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-27"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6932a35f-db0e-4abe-94e8-dadc7b8d6ec1"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2a2726bcc18b3d03101715af024f526f6ee54a32cf616fe868d36dd9f6d597d4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 599 (2023_24) — Martin, Town of; change number of city council members; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Martin, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3215), as amended, so as to change the number of city council members; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for special meetings; to provide for a quorum; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 599/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218819.pdf)
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2. **LC 46 0514/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216087.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216179.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #235 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #253 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-27** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 281 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6932a35f-db0e-4abe-94e8-dadc7b8d6ec1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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